 AllAfrica.com For example, higher-level research institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa that are equipped to provide quality education and conduct relevant applied research can play a key role in training skilled workers to be fluent in the latest technologies and apply ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Lagos, Putting the Frills Before the Basics New York Times Among the recent headlines: “Bad Roads Sink Residents in Depression.” “How Africans Underdevelop Africa.” “Living in Squalor, Decay and Despair.” “Nigeria has missed opportunities; only urgent rebirth will save it.” But right beside those headlines ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| West Africa: ECOWAS Backs FG On Security Measures AllAfrica.com The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, has reiterated the organization's strong condemnation of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Nigeria and expressed solidarity with the Government and people of the country over... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jazz Listings for Oct. 7-13 New York Times The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/jazz. All Nite Soul (Sunday) A long-running annual celebration to benefit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Risk South Africa rankings 2011 Risk.net “The cross-currency basis swap market used to trade at around +5 to +15 during the first half of the year but has since moved as low as -55 in recent weeks. That's a result of European banks utilising the South African market - and certain other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Redmond: Desmond Tutu At 80 Vermont Public Radio Stunned, I recognized him to be Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa , a recent Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was dressed in traditional black garb, about 5-foot-3, with shimmering perspiration on his rounded forehead. For years, Tutu had been working to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rescue of lion cub in Beirut puts spotlight on illegal animal trade The Daily Star And luckily for this latest lion cub, he is receiving that help. The Lebanese Agriculture Ministry has already issued the required permits, and Animals Lebanon is currently awaiting an import permit from the South African authorities before the 6.5 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pop and Rock Listings for Oct. 7-13 New York Times The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. Prices may not reflect ticketing service charges. For full reviews of recent concerts: nytimes.com/music. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa: Remarks By Defense Secretary Panetta At Carnegie Europe AllAfrica.com Libya is the latest example of the importance of NATO. In support of a UN mandate, NATO led an international effort to save innocent civilian lives from a dictator who threatened to inflict great harm upon his own people. Six months after the beginning ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| All Aboard Cain Train: Man With 9-9-9 Plan Is Latest GOP Darling NPR (blog) The surprise winner of Florida's recent GOP presidential straw poll has been featured on Page 1 of the New York Times. He's met with Donald Trump and sat down with The Wall Street Journal and the women of "The View." He earned Gallup's highest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pee-wee Herman's wacky Broadway show takes parents down memory lane The Detroit News The gang is back — including Chairry, Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis and more — in HBO's Emmy-nominated presentation of Pee-wee's recent Broadway run. "Disneynature: African Cats" (Rated G, Disney, $39.99): The latest filming technology allows ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The potential of African identity in advertising Bizcommunity.com Source: lab.colorsmagazine.com click to enlarge Gnarls Barkley's recent video, "Going On", Is a wonderful expose of contemporary African fashion. The thing that grabs the viewer is the juxtaposition of styles - traditional African adornment mixed with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unbanked hop into money market via high-tech route The New Age Online The latest banking technologies have become the best solution in addressing SouthAfrica's unbanked population, CEO of eWallet Solutions at FNB Yolande van Wyk said on Wednesday. She said mobile money had become a catalyst for bringing the unbanked ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Suicide of a superpower Pakistan Observer Pat J Buchanan's recent book, Suicide of a Superpower starts with its preface as , “This book is published after ten years of war in Afghanistan, eight in Iraq, the worst recession and debt crises America has faced since the 1930's,with the nation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ireland v Wales latest odds, news and free bets FreeBetting Sports News Wales have arguably been the form team of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Warren Gatland's team having beaten Samoa, Namibia and Fiji following a miscarriage of justice against South Africa in their opening Pool D game. As it turned out, defeat against ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif., Wallace Baine column Middle East North Africa Financial Network He famously collaborated with groundbreaking producer Brian Eno on the 1998 release "Nomad Soul," then later returned to a pure African sound in 2000's "Missing You." On his most recent recording, 2009's "Television," Maal finds himself in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indian shipping industry not shipshape, despite 50 years of SCI being around Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine It also remains to be seen how the Chinese, in their hurry to influence matters maritime in the Indian Ocean arena along Asia and Africa, proceed with what appears to be a massive attempt to recreate past glories and future power-plays. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Study Suggests Men Should Receive a Colonoscopy at an Earlier Age Than Women San Francisco Chronicle (press release) "At the latest you should be checked by the age of 45 if you have a family history of colon cancer," said Dr. Tabib. Additionally, La Peer doctors recommend that AfricanAmericans start screening for colon cancer at 45 years old instead of 50 years old ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Malawi The Economist Child mortality has been halved, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (affecting 11% of the adult population) is under control and Malawi is one of just four countries in sub-SaharanAfrica deemed likely to meet most of the UN's Millennium Development Goals by 2015.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Curating 101: Bringing magic to a room Mail & Guardian Online Burnett, who made a mark in the 80s with Transitions: A View of Contemporary SouthAfrican Art, an exhibition that brought black and white South African artists together in one gallery space, recently returned to South Africa after living and working ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thumbs Up and Down – Views by the Echo Press Alexandria Echo Press Thumbs Up: The Operation Bootstrap Africa Walk was a big success, collecting $8000 to build a much-needed classroom at Olchoki Primary School in Ngateau, Tanzania. “The planning committee would like to thank the lakes area community and especially the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community ... Insurance News Net (press release) According to the latest Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data, in 2010, 60 percent of African Americans and Latinos who bought a home have used FHA insurance. Of course, making these results possible has been the most sweeping combination of reforms ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Newspaper Briefing, including 'Heritage deal denied by Libyas oil champion ... Proactive Investors UK Deal of the day: With the worlds biggest companies doing ever more business in Africa, it only makes sense for WPP to follow its clients there. The advertising group rose by 24p to 613p, after buying the South Africa-based Arcay Communications, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First Friday Art Walk: Oct. 7 in St. Augustine galleries St. Augustine Record Coast2Coast Properties Inc., 93 King St.: Two fine artists and a poetry reader will be at this location from 6 to 9 pm Linda Janse Van Rensburg is a South African artist living in Hastings. Her work allows glimpses of Africa through her many handmade ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reading culture and mass exam failures BusinessDay Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian who teaches Fiction and African Literature in Hartford, CT, United States, wrote something similar in his recent article titled: “Sexually Transmitted Degrees”. In the piece, the foremost newspaper columnist wrote: “There are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sportsday Live - Thursday 6 October BBC News 1342 FOOTBALL: Marcel Desailly is to take on a role as an ambassador to Africa on behalf of the French Football Federation (FFF), the body's chairman Noel Le Graet announces. 1336 FORMULA 1: Felipe Massa defends his Ferrari team, who told him over race ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reports: Syrian Army Kills Farmer Inside Lebanese Territory RTT News Lebanon had abstained from voting on the measure, along with Brazil, India and SouthAfrica. A popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule is raging in Syria, with reports suggesting that the regime was using tanks and hundreds of heavily ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Optimism over Europe fuels gains Equitymaster.com The company sees Africa as a region of tremendous potential and the most recentlaunches will serve to further strengthen the Tata brand in these markets. The company also exhibited a wide range of other vehicles laden with latest technologies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Energy efficiency remains industry priority Creamer Media's Mining Weekly “Even though formal environmental legislation regulating emissions and the energy used by motors and drives has not yet been passed in South Africa, it would be favourable to have it in future, as it would ensure a healthy and sustain- able future for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pakistan Pulls Closer to a Reluctant China New York Times And while Pakistan's latest flirtations with Beijing have been received cordially, Pakistani officials have walked away from their junkets with far less in hand than they might have hoped. As Pakistan's economy continues to decline, and the nation is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 24th Annual Virginia Film Festival To Return November 3-6 SHOOT Online (press release) Other featured guests will include noted producer and U.Va. alumnus Paul Junger Witt, who will be presenting his latest film, A Better Life; celebrated family farmer, author and activist Joel Salatin (appearing with the film Farmageddon) and colorful ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Budapest Airport wins top award at World Routes Conference in Berlin Travelio.net This latest accolade comes hard on the heels of Budapest Airport's recent success as winner of the European Routes Marketing Award and supports the continued cooperation that the airport has to promote Hungary as a destination with the Hungarian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SEO Deutschland Provides Inexpensive Manual Link Building Service Press Release Centre (press release) Apart from Germany, Seo Deutschland is a well-known solutions provider in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa and several European countries also. Seo Deutschland is recognized for all-inclusive business model. Since the majority businesses online ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| COMMENT: England no longer the attraction in Toon ChronicleLive Of course, England's abysmal showing in South Africa underlined new blood was needed in the aftermath of one of the most embarrassing World Cup finals from a Three Lions point of view ever – we DID do a lot worse than Carroll! ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Getting to Denmark: On Francis Fukuyama The Nation. In opposition to critics who have taken liberal democracy's recent stumbles as evidence of its limited appeal, Fukuyama has launched a new offensive. His latest book, The Origins of Political Order, is an exhaustive attempt to show how different ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Live Q&A, 11 am ET Washington Post (blog) Studies based in Africa show adult male circumcision reduces HIV infection among men engaging in heterosexual sex (though the effect on men who have sex with men was unclear). It reduces acquisition and transmission of the HPV virus, which causes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SC Bp Hit With Charges*Bp Charged with Adultery*Cathedral to Close* Virtue Online Anglican bishops in South Africa have charged their government with "bureaucratic obfuscation" for its failure to grant the Dalai Lama a visa in time to attend Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday celebrations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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